AMSTERDAM, November 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
CPhI Worldwide 2013 hosted more than 34,000 global pharma professionals with expanded content and first Annual Report
This year sees strong growth in APIs, biopharma, natural extracts, packaging and finished dosage with a highlight on innovation
CPhI Worldwide, organised by UBM Live, celebrates the closing of its most successful show to date with pre-audit figures estimating more than 34,000 attendees and 2,200 exhibitors. Held in Frankfurt, the show hosted senior-level decision makers and key players from 140+ countries representing every step of the pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage.
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On Monday, CPhI Conferences hosted the Pre-Connect with six modules on themes including drug delivery systems and biosimilars. The conference featured senior executives and influential industry speakers from Bayer, Novartis and Wockhardt, who leveraged their expertise and insight to educate the industry. Throughout the week, free content was available in the exhibition with sessions covering Ingredients, Contract Services, Packaging, Animal Health, Biopharma and Natural Extracts, Innovation Tours on biopharma and packaging, and Lunch Briefings on emerging markets of India and Brazil.
With four different exhibitions in one (CPhI, P-MEC, InnoPack and ICSE) the event has become the world's melting pot and key point of the year to complete new deals, see innovative technologies and meet potential partners - attendees say it's invaluable to the industry. This year's event held a record of 17 global pavilions to highlight different countries from each continent - including China, India, USA and Brazil amongst others.
The winners of the 2013 CPhI Pharma Awards were announced, honouring innovation across three categories (Best Innovation in Formulation, Packaging and Process Development) which went to Camurus, E-Pharma Trento and API Corporation, respectively.
Another major addition to this year's show was the introduction of CPhI Pharma Evolution - a new community website launched in February to help professionals from the pharma industry to share advice from their peers on best-practices and regulatory changes across the pharmaceutical ingredient and contract manufacturing space. The site features a wealth of stories covering the huge amounts of activity across all four days of the show, including news on all the major initiatives and company news announced. For more information, please visit: http://www.pharmevolution.com
CPhI Worldwide and CPhI Pharma Evolution were pleased to release its first Annual Report during the event. Written by a panel of industry experts, the report highlighted key trends including QbD, PAT and six sigma in a series of forward-looking articles.
Chris Kilbee, Group Director of CPhI, commented: "This year's event has been a great success with exhibitors reporting quality meetings and promising business opportunities coming out of the event. We're pleased to expand our content offering this year withseminars, innovation tours and the release of the first Annual Report. As the pharmaceutical market continues to grow and expand, CPhI will adapt and evolve to deliver industry insights and continue to provide the best platform for developing contacts as the event returns to Paris for its 25th editionfrom 7-9 October 2014."
Notes to editors
About CPhI Pharma Evolution annual report and expert industry panel
Earlier this year, CPhI launched a major new initiative with the introduction of its annual report published in cooperation with Pharma Evolution - written by a panel of world-leading experts across the pharmaceutical supply chain.
The vision was to harness the power of CPhI's independent position within the industry so that it could produce unbiased analysis of the global pharmaceutical industry and help bring different perspectives together.
The annual report utilises expert in-depth essays, looking at future contingencies. Experts were given carte blanche to evaluate current industry practices and examine the future implications for the industry.
About CPhI
CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage. Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to network, identify business opportunities and expand the global market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Russia and South America co-located with ICSE for contract services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology, InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI provides an online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com and hosts a global community with news and analysis at PharmaEvolution.com.
For more information visit: http://www.cphi.com
The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events also includes CPhI and P-MEC India (3-5 December, 2013 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and Pharmatec Japan (9-11 April, 2014 in Tokyo); CPhI Russia and IPhEB (16-17 April, 2014 in St Petersburg, Russia); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (20-22 May, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI Istanbul (4-6 June, 2014, Turkey) and CPhI, Hi and Fi, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and LabWorld China (26-28 June, 2014 at SNIEC, Shanghai, China), CPhI South America (5-7 August 2014 at Expo Centre Norte, Sao Paulo- Brazil); CPhI Worldwide, ICSE, P-MEC Europe and InnoPack (7-9 October, 2014 at Paris Nord Villepintei, Paris- France)
About CPhI Pharma Evolution
CPhI Pharma Evolution (http://www.pharmaevolution.com) launched in February 2013 as a global online community where professionals from across the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector can talk with their peers and share best-practices and regulatory updates across the pharmaceutical ingredient and contract manufacturing space. Pharma Evolution is the new go-to community for industry professionals to exchange thoughts and network on key areas including: formulation, APIs, excipients, drug delivery, R&D, manufacturing and quality, packaging and anti-counterfeiting, regulatory compliance, and outsourcing and supply chain management. Pharma Evolution was created as an extension of CPhI's global events business as a forum and resource for pharmaceutical executives to employ 365 days a year. Pharma Evolution is published by CPhI and UBM DeusM (http://www.deusm.com), the marketing services division of UBM specializing in building and operating highly engaged communities of qualified users within specialist B2B markets, using a strategy of best-practices focused on content and technology.
About UBM Live
UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market. Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M, CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
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